Five Most Skilled Fighters I've Seen In My Lifetime Thread

[AztecWanker]

Calzaghe is by far the most skilled fighter i ever see live. Mayweather 2nd.

Calzaghe doesn't even punch correctly!

[mickey malone]

On pure natural skill..

1. Willie Pep
2. Nicolino Locche
3. Ali
4. Roy Jones
5. SRL

[Bushbaby]

In this order
#1 Bernard Hopkins
#2 Roy Jones
#3 Pernell
#4 Winky
#5 Floyd j.r.

[AztecWanker]

"In my lifetime" people. I doubt some of you weren't even cum stains when Willie Pep was fighting.

[UnDeniable]

No mention of Mayorga.....interesting

[Allucard]

Tyson (Fury)

Audley Harrison

Herbie Hide

Craig Watson

Matt Skelton

You missed Danny Williams, Tye Fields and Valuev.

[Chunk..]

Calzaghe doesn't even punch correctly!

Calzaghe's fight style wasn't easy on the eye, which didn't endear him to everyone, but you can't deny his skill in a boxing ring. He's workrate was superhuman, and his ability to adapt and change styles in fights was a one off(The Kessler fight is the best example of this).

The only fighter of the last 10-15 years i see beating prime Calzaghe is Roy Jones Jr, and possibly Bernard Hopkins? But apart from that?

The reason why people don't give Joe the true respect he deserves IMO, is because he didn't get the chance to test himself against the elite P4P fighters, back when Joe was in his prime.

Joe Calzaghe was a very skilled and highly talented boxer. End of! Time for people to fess up, and give him his due.

[AztecWanker]

Calzaghe's fight style wasn't easy on the eye, which didn't endear him to everyone, but you can't deny his skill in a boxing ring. He's workrate was superhuman, and his ability to adapt and change styles in fights was a one off(The Kessler fight is the best example of this).

The only fighter of the last 10-15 years i see beating prime Calzaghe is Roy Jones Jr, and passably Bernard Hopkins? But apart from that?

The reason why people don't give Joe the true respect he deserves IMO, is because he didn't get the chance to test himself against the elite P4P fighters, back when Joe was in his prime.

Joe Calzaghe was a very skilled and highly talented boxer. End of! Time for people to fees up, and give him his due.

Prime Calzaghe is overrated. His best work was when he beat Lacy, Kessler and Bernard when Joe was old himself. Prime Joe was fighting Robin Reid and old Chris Eubank and breaking his hands in every other fight.

Old Joe >>> Prime Joe

Give him his props, though. It takes a special kind of fighter to have excellent stamina and a tremendous workrate and underrated toughness.

[Chunk..]

Prime Calzaghe is overrated. His best work was when he beat Lacy, Kessler and Bernard when Joe was old himself. Prime Joe was fighting Robin Reid and old Chris Eubank and breaking his hands in every other fight.

Old Joe >>> Prime Joe

Give him his props, though. It takes a special kind of fighter to have excellent stamina and a tremendous workrate and underrated toughness.

I'd disagree with that. Old Calzaghe had all the attributes a Prime Calzaghe had, expect for one thing!?..........Punch power.

Joe's hand problems plagued him back then as much as it did now. He was just a freak of nature.

[-Swizzy-]

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